Independent Assessors
OCPA is
pleased to announce that on 3 January 2005 all 22 of the Central list
Independent Assessors (IAs)
were reappointed for a second term of appointment. These re-appointments
were made in line with an upper tier appointment process, defined by
OCPA’s Code
of Practice, and were subject to each IA receiving a satisfactory appraisal.
The length of reappointment varied from 1 to 3 years, with 18 choosing to
be reappointed for a further 3 years, 3 for a further 2 years and 1 for a
further year. (For the length of reappointment of individual IA’s see Personal
Profiles below.)
Central List IAs are
remunerated at a recommended rate of £250 per day and this, together with
travel and subsistence expenses are reimbursed by the Department worked
for.
Out of the 22 Central List IAs reappointed, 9 hold high level
appointments, some of which are Ministerial Appointments.
The 9 Central List Independent Assessors holding high level appointments
|
Name
|
Position / Appointment Held
|
Body’s sponsoring Department
|
Remuneration
|
|
Name
|
Position / Appointment Held
|
Body’s sponsoring Department
|
Remuneration
|
|
Sheila Drew-Smith
|
Commissioner of the Audit Commission
|
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
|
£12,883 per annum
|
|
|
Member of the Board of the Housing Corporation
|
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
|
£14,585 per annum
|
|
Olivia Grant
|
Chair of the Regional Culture Consortium
|
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
|
£4,750 per annum
|
|
|
Member of the Board of the Port of Tyne
|
Department for Transport
|
n/a
|
|
Sheila Hewitt
|
Associate member of the General Medical Council
|
Department of Health
|
£200-300 per day
|
|
Lily Segerman-Peck
|
Commissioner for the Legal Services Commission
|
Department for Constitutional Affairs
|
£14,050 for 44 days per annum
|
|
|
Director of Women’s Pioneer Housing Association
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
|
Jo Somerset
|
Central Manchester/ Manchester Children’s University Hospitals Trust
|
NHS Appointments
Commission
|
£5,673 per annum
|
|
Tony Swabe
|
Lay Chair and panel member for Independent Review Panels held by the
Healthcare Commission
|
NHS Appointments
Commission
|
£250 per day
|
|
Sue Young
|
Chair of the Hambleton and Richmondshire Primary Care Trust
|
NHS Appointments
Commission
|
£17,163
|
|
|
Member of the Strategic Rail Authority’s Rail Passenger Committee for
the North East
|
Department for Transport
|
£6,456
|
All appointments were made on merit and political activity plays no part in
the selection process. However, in accordance with the original Nolan
principles there is a requirement for appointees’ political activity (if
any declared) to be made public. Sheila Drew-Smith declared that she had
been politically active for the Labour Party, which included a brief period
as Vice Chair of a local branch of the party and envelope distributing at a
local level. None of the other Central List IAs declared any form of political
activity.
Personal profiles
Below is a list of the 22 Central List IAs and a link to a brief summary of their
recent experience and careers, as well as details on their terms of
appointment, location and any Department for which they are unable to work.
Allocation of Central List Independent Assessors
As stated in the section ‘Types of independent assessor’, OCPA
maintain a central list of IAs who are available to use on request
from departments. Should a department wish to use an OCPA IA for an appointments process,
they should contact the Office of the Commissioner for Public Appointments
for details of the next available IA.
OCPA Central List IAs are
allocated on a strict rotational basis. There is an exception to this rule
if the department/body has a specific diversity need, eg a female IA on an all male panel or vice
versa. We ask that once you have contacted the allocated IA, you confirm with OCPA as to
whether the IA is available
to assist in the appointment process. This enables us to update our records
and helps to ensure that all IAs are used fully.
At the end of each appointment process, departments who use an OCPA IA should ask the chair of the
selection/interview panel to complete an evaluation form on the IA’s
involvement throughout the various stages of the process. The evaluation
form and guidance letter will be sent to the named contact in the
department/body when the IA’s details are given. An electronic copy of the
evaluation form and letter is also below.
